Originally Posted by Vizfizz:Para is from the greek. It can be interpreted as: alongside of, beside, near, resembling, beyond, apart from.

We tend to like the meaning "Beyond"

As for lumino...well that's pretty self explanitory. Light or to light up.

So.. do you think a glow shader would have a website all its own?

That was from memory, I recall (again from a dim past) para is both latin and greek

Googling it I found that the (more) modern definitions are particularly far flung:

Para
n 1: (obstetrics) the number of live-born children a woman has
delivered; "the parity of the mother must be
considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to
two children" [syn: parity]
2: 100 para equal 1 dinar
3: a soldier in the paratroops [syn: paratrooper]
4: an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River
flows [syn: Para, Para River]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Par'a \Pa*r['a]"\, n.
1. The southern arm of the Amazon in Brazil; also, a seaport
on this arm.

2. Short for Par['a] rubber.
Para \Pa*ra"\, n. [Turk., fr. Per. p[=a]rah a piece.]
A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part
of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent.
Para- \Par"a-\ [Gr. ? beside; prob. akin to E. for- in forgive.
Cf. For-.]
1. A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against,
amiss; as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox,
that which is contrary to opinion; parachronism.

2. (Chem.) A prefix denoting:
(a) Likeness, similarity, or connection, or that the
substance resembles, but is distinct from, that to the
name of which it is prefixed; as paraldehyde,
paraconine, etc.; also, an isomeric modification.
(b) Specifically: (Organ. Chem.) That two groups or
radicals substituted in the benzene nucleus are
opposite, or in the respective positions 1 and 4; 2
and 5; or 3 and 6, as paraxylene; paroxybenzoic acid.
Cf. Ortho-, and Meta-. Also used adjectively.

And as far as a shader having a web site all it's own. These days it takes less cash than a couple lattes at bucks and a trip to the library to get a website online, so the answer would be, sure why not?

Ian, you bad boy... You are putting me down. I feel offended. Prepare yourself for a duel tonight in Heaton Park (South entrance)...

I know nothing about Brian's background other than what I can read on the net.
Do you know I am a fireman...?

ARTVPS's Pure PCI card works with Maya (which Brian uses) 3dsmax, VIZ and Catia.
It's not impossible to convince these guys to make a RenderPipe Plugin for Electricimage and assume the risk of distribution.
If it is only another Plugin or training, why the secrecy?

Originally Posted by NorthernLights:I know! I know! It's a John Knoll Button!

Now THAT would be super cool! Lens flares that actually look like lens flares and lighting schemes that can be adjusted on-the-fly! I'm still waiting for a fast and beautiful HDRI solution in EIAS. I've been experimenting with compositing different passes in Motion. But nothing's really bringing it home just yet.

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